Curriculum Mapping

Curriculum Mapping is a process, an on-going process for planning, implementing, and reflecting on student learning.

Teachers have always used the school calendar to plan instruction. Using curriculum mapping software we can collect information about what is actually taught in the classroom to create "curriculum maps." These maps provide a clear picture of what is happening in the classroom at specific points during the school year.

Curriculum Mapping Expectations 2010-11

Staff are expected to Diary Map all math lessons on the Core Map. All maps are expected to be up to date and checked each month.

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What is Curriculum Mapping?

First in a series of student-produced video interviews with Heidi Hayes Jacobs by West Chester East Senior Class President Matt Young.

Why We Curriculum Map

To give students a seamless journey through K-12.
To better know what we are doing.
For internal curriculum alignment.
To align between grades and departments.
To align to district and state standards.

Benefits of Mapping

With a curriculum map you can...

identify gaps in lessons taught across a grade or school or district
identify repetitions in lessons, including those between grade levels
identify potential areas for integration
match assessment with desired outcomes
review for timeliness to keep maps current

Mapping the Big Picture: Integrating Curriculum and Assessment K–12

Basically mapping enables teachers to identify gaps, redundancies, and misalignments in the curriculum and instructional program and to foster dialogue among teachers about their work. As Dr. Jacobs points out in Chapter 1 of this book, however, curriculum mapping is ultimately targeted to the outcomes of “measureable improvement in student performance ... and ... a process for ongoing curriculum and assessment review.”